All Northern Neck District selections announced

Collins, Carson named baseball players of the year

The 2013 edition of the All District Baseball team has a decided youth flavor. In fact only a single senior made the first team assuring next year will even more quality players from the Northern Neck which has long been a big factor in state level play.

Regular season district champion Rappahannock placed four players in five slots on the district’s first team. Headed by sophomore Eamonn Collins who was picked as a first team pitcher and the all star utility player, the Raiders also had senior Will Hoover at catcher, junior Mitchell Hale at first base and junior Marquise Lanier in the out field.

Rappahannock’s Larry Barker was selected as the Division 1 Coach of the Year. Collins was selected as the Division 1 Player of the Year. The Division 2 honors went to Essex’s Kinston Carson.

Essex was also well represented with three first team selections. Sophomore pitcher Kinston Carson and also in the outfield. He was joined by fellow sophomore Sterling Hammond at second base. The Colonial Beach Drifters gained two first team honors in sophomores Kamron Smith at third and Nick Graves at short stop. The Northumberland Indians received one first place selection in junior Brandon Walker as the designated hitter. Lancaster also had a single selection in junior Demetrick Lee. Essex Coach Tim Beamer was picked as the Division 2 Coach of the Year.

The Indians placed several members on the Northern Neck District’s All Academic team. Players selected must have a 3.4 GPA or better. Making the all academic were Hunter Bayse, Matthew Harris, Jack Jett, Justin Lewis, Blake Walker and Brandon Walker.

Glass, Clark receive softball top honors

Anyone who is familiar with the Northern Neck District softball scene this year knows it was the “Year of the Pitcher.” Several no hitters were thrown and when they weren’t, it was a pitcher’s duel for many of the other games. That showed in this year’s All Northern Neck District first team softball selections.

Four pitchers received the votes to be selected as first team members. These were Rappahannock’s Carlie Clark and Hallie Berger, Northumberland’s Mary Kathryn Hall and Lancaster’s Brooke Hudnall. Washington & Lee’s (W&L) Tori Swann is the 2013 catcher. The infield is made up of Taylor Childress (Northumberland), Taylor Glass (Essex), Brandi Mulvena (Rappahannock) and Savannah Wood (Essex).

Carlie Clark is the Division 1 player of the Year. Taylor Glass is the Division 2 Player of the Year. This year’s second team has the following; pitchers Karley Inscoe (Colonial Beach) and Alexis Packett (Essex) with Connor Hailsip (Northumberland) and Emily Parks (Colonial Beach) at catcher. In the infield; Rachel Berger (Rappahannock), Amber Cutting (Lancaster), Becky Jones (Essex), Victoria Minor (W&L), Deniya Newman (Colonial Beach), and Kaci Payne (Northumberland). In the outfield are Kallie Carson (Essex), Amanda Headley (Rappahannock), July Traylor (Northumberland) and Haley Balderson (W&L).

All academic honors for the Indians went to Beth Clegg, Katie Crowther, Mary Kathryn Hall, Sarah Haynie, Julie King, Kaci Payne, Holly Sanford, Lauren Self, July Traylor, and Micaela Wilson. They maintained a 3.4 grade point average during the season.